Li-Ning Partners with Endomondo Around Running Events
Li-Ning has teamed up with Endomondo, the online sports and fitness community based on real-time GPS tracking for runners and cyclers, to host “Rediscover the Run.”…
Fruit of the Loom to Sponsor Bluegrass State Games
The Bluegrass Sports Commission (BSC) announced that Fruit of the Loom has signed on to be the official apparel sponsor of the Bluegrass State Games, presented by Subway Restaurants…
Fanatics Hires Kohl’s Exec as GMM
Fanatics, Inc., the online retailer of officially licensed sports merchandise, appointed Jack Boyle as president of merchandising. Prior to his position at Fanatics, Boyle was EVP – general merchandise manager, women’s and intimate apparel at Kohl&#
Japanese Climbers Presumed Dead on Mt. McKinley
The National Park Service said Sunday a two-day ground search of the debris path from a fatal avalanche on Mt. McKinley had been permanently suspended after clues were found confirming the likely location of four deceased climbers from Japan…
Callaway Golf Appoints Marketing Chief
Callaway Golf Company announced the appointment of Harry Arnett as senior vice president, marketing. In this role, Arnett assumes leadership of the company's global marketing, communications and go-to-market functions…
USA Cycling Fills Most of the Slots On Olympics Team
USA Cycling announced Friday 21 of its 24 nominees to the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team, including 10 male and 11 female athletes across the disciplines of road cycling, track cycling, mountain biking and bicycle motocross (BMX)…
Retailers, Brands and Technology Providers Agree on Global Serial Number System
Major American retailers, brands and technology providers have agreed on a set of guidelines for assigning serialized identification numbers to individual items – making it possible to trace individual products as they move through the global apparel supp
Spyder Names Key Account Manager
Spyder Active Sports, Inc. has hired Ariana Burkley as a key account manager. Effective June 4, Burkley assumed responsibility for Spyder’s key accounts in the Rocky Mountain region. She will report to Spyder’s VP of Sales for North America El
PGA Tour Opens Second Chicago Area Store
PGA Tour Superstore is opening a second Chicagoland location on Thursday (June 14) in Downers Grove…
Hanesbrands to Redeem Debt
HanesBrands intends to redeem in July $150 million of its floating rate senior notes due 2014 as part of plans to pay off its approximately $300 million of floating-rate bond debt in 2012…
Vans Targets $1 Billion Growth, Reveals New LXVI Product Line
Vans at an investors meeting provided details on its strategy to add $1 billion in revenues over the next five years. Growth in the Americas, representing about 70 percent of total revenues in 2011, will account for nearly half of the anticipated growth,
Bakers Footwear Q1 Loss Narrows
Bakers Footwear Group, Inc. reported net sales were $44.3 million in the first quarter ended April 28, a decrease of 5.7 percent, from $47.0 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2011. Comparable store sales decreased 2.7 percent compared to an increase
Shoe Carnival Announces New Partnership with Vanderburgh County CASA
Shoe Carnival and Vanderburgh County CASA are forming a new partnership based on a mutual desire to help abused and neglected kids in our community. The organizations are teaming up to raise money in the first ever “Walk the Runway” benefiting the County&
Report: Nike Starts Umbro/Cole Haan Sales Process
Nike Inc. has hired Goldman Sachs to explore the sale of its Cole Haan and Umbro brands with a number of parties signing confidentiality agreements, sources told Reuters…
NEPA Co. of South Korea Lands $162M Equity Investment
An Asian private equity firm has agreed to pay $162 million for a significant minority share is NEPA Co. Ltd, one of South Korea's leading outdoor brands and retailers. NEPA, which generated sales of around $255 million last year, will use the money,
